Hayes' Talks

AT CONCOUIJ, N. II. Gtv. Puescott, Lames and Gknti.kmev : TIiíh cuntom of handxhaking, which I have juHt got through with, comes down to uk througli several Koneratious, and it i not au altógether satisf actory . , prooeeding, aud now, having shaken hands, we hardly feel acquainted with oach other. We wish to hear the voico, and I Btippose it in as proper now au at any time -to make my acknowledgment to the authorities of the Stato of : New ïlampshire, Governor, and inenibere of tbo Legisl&ture, aud to the authorities of tlic city of Conewd, for their kindness in bringing to New Ilampshire. We cntered the State last Monday, aud have been making our wny through it, visiting the remarkablc spoimtv of tlio monntain regiona under circumstances every way favorable. The weathcr is porf eet, the sky olear, the air bracing, and when on top of Mt. Washington there neemed notuing -lacking to improye tliat wonderful si)octacle that is as BUrprMng as it is perfect. It is possible we have had few clouds in the sky. jnst enough to make the sky seom boautifnl as the shadows ffoated over the great monntains, and passing from that we came down to the región of lakos, that beautiful part of New Hampshire whero yonr groat river, the great Merriinac (that riverthat bnilds up such eities as Lowell, Lawreuce, and Manchester) takes. its rise. So I carao on dowu here uuder a somewhat botter sun than is usual in vuur climate. My followcitizcni. 1 .'un glad to exchange Kreetjng's with yon, and ti) lift met by yon. i tfemght it was not altoguther proper in meeting this poople that 1 uhould talk politica to them. Men of all partics havo rojtt me- Democrats, Ilepublicans, and Independent liepublieans ; Kepnblicans that art' satieiied and Republicana that are dissatistied applauso and laüghtcr], and really I Wol by the way that laugh Comes in that there is a protty large crowd here. But at any rate we are here not to talk politie, and it does not 8eem proper to me that one iu my situation should argue as to measures he thinks prtfper to pursue. What vou want in this country as an éxecutive' ís one that shall execute. That I believe to bc his ilftty, anti all that I want of my countrymen i "that charitable judgment that is proper tobe givenby men among men, lookiug cach other in the face, who believe that upon the whole the man they are looking in the face, wHuthor ho is right or wrong, after all nicaux to be pght. It is not a good thing to Hay of a nan that his iutentionH are good, and merk ix a pro erb that a very bad place is paved with good intentious, and vet, after all, among this péople the man that ha the couiidenee of the people that he ha good iutontions has gaincd tiomething. Porbaps I had butter top here, and cali nppp sonie other, [Críes of ''Goou."] Wfill, thon, there is only óñe 'other íhúíg, and ibftt is, up in New Hampshire, as in Oliio und every other ËtaRej yon óksire the Union to be a real Union- a real unión of heai'ts, a unión of friends. You .woukl wish to have Ithe entirc uuion secure, not nierely by force, but by all the affectiuua of the people in all parts of the country. Noy, whilu we have hrul in the past distrust between tho sections, aiienation, the hostilily of ball blood, I believe, nevcatheless, that with tho Víanse removed the óM harmouy aud coucord may rutiU'U, and I believe it wjïl retuni ; nd .1 lxilieve in adopting meásúres that wül mako it return speedily. Then 1 do not seo but that iu the main we agree as to the most needful tlnng to be done, aud our only differeneo is upon thé meamires by wbich we are to accomplish that end, and this I must decline- altogether to ditícuss. ' And so now let me introduce to you gentlemen that are soniewhat reepoacible for my blondere, and it is a great pleasure to have sumebody to lay it on. Iu the lirst place, there is a gentleman from the South who is said to have captured the good-natured man from Ohio. 'Vuil!. I cin't say sure about that, There may bo Something to' it, but I thoughtthen that wo o&ptuïod him. He was very much in error duiin íour years, and bis error continued up te last November, for, as I have been telling the audiences, he made a bad mistake in voting against me in November last, and yet, upou the whole, ho seems to be a very honest man, and that is one thiug that aeeoia to distnrb men in politics. There are so many men who vote wrong. Ho has become better very faut. As I told the people up there, if you keep him among you a week or two he will be as good a Iíepublican as you can f urnish. So now I introduce to you Postmaster Gneral Key. ÓS MOÜXT WASinXOTON. . Fellow-Citizkns: It will be impossiblo for us to stay long enough to have a general shaking of hands, for tho andienco is too large and the di8tíince to be traveled by uu too great to admit of t. You must satified with having the same advantage I hftve - that of seeiug. You came here to seeme and I c&mo to seeyou, aud, to use the expression of the late President Lincoln, I have to say that we have altogether Úw best of the bargain. In making these acknowledgmentH it is not my purpose to enter into a political discussion. We are gathered here of all poütical partie; and, while wu may differ n to the ways and moans, wo all liall agrêo that the General Government must and sliould be administered for the common prosperityand common benefit of all the inhabitants ui our country. We may uiake mistakes, but they will be from lack of judgment, but it will not be through or arise from lack of disposition. I must leave you now, but I take great pleasure iu introducing to you Judge Key, a mau tliát has been greatly wrong in the past, but is greally right apw. AT BEna,EUEM, X. U. FelIjOW-Gitjzf.ns : I tliank yon cordially, ono aöd oU, for this greetiug, and I wish it were possible I could form the acejuaintance of each o( yon, and take you by the hand, but onr journey allons but a niomeiit at each place. I am sure you don't desire me to make'a political speech. You are too sensible a crowd for that, but I am eure we agree in a few thiags, however much we may differ in other. There are many thiiigH about which we eau differ, such as business aud secular nlïairs, without discussing our political differeuces. Now we are agreed as Americans, I think, that all parts of the constitation shall be obeyed, partn that are new as woll as parts that are okl ; that it will be a grand thing to dwoll together in uuity. We have disagreed in the past. Through the 'ovils of war tho country was borne ; but these tliings are past. Let us huyo a bi;ief period, at least, of perfect harmony and unity. We have with us a few peoplo who are aeaociated with me in office - Secretary Evarts, Atty. Gen. J)evens aud l'ostmaster Gen. Key. I don't sue that you make much difference in theso people, alfhottgn the last had the bad taste to vote against me, aud this is hits firat visit North ; but he is with-Tis-in the common interest. The results of the war aro to be accepted by all the peoplo of all parte of tho country, both North and South. I have now the pleasure of introducing to you Postmaster General Key. AT -WillIS STATION (X. II.; CAMr-WJOTINO. FltlENJM AND FkIXOW-CITIZF.NK : I wisll to assure you that thiö kind welcoino gives me vury great gratilication. We do not, I am euro, mistake its mcaning. You are interested in me and thoso with me, because of the groat trust which undor the constitution and the laws has devolved upon me. You believe with Lincoln that in the performance of his duües tho only safe rclianco for your Magistratc is Divine assistance, without which ho cannot süccoed, and with which he cannot fail. My earnost desire is, my earnest prayer is, that in every diflicnlt and grave emergency I may be so guided thnt all good citizens can approve the measureo that may be adopted, and that all may coiisciontioiisly pray for their complete sucecss. It is not best for one bred to the law to attempt to quote seripture, but there is something Ukë this : "There is more joy over the repentiug one than over a hundied that havo not gono astray." We have with us a friond that was for fuur yuars ftgainst us, and more recently made the mistake of voting against me, but now, on the question of the iutegrity and maiuttnauee of the Union, and on the question of freedom and equality to all men, no mau is before him. Jndgo KeV, tho Postmaster General, spoke asfollows: "Itwouldnot be expected that I should aupear heru without ombarrassinent. It is not without feelings of sadneas that I view this scens. I am carried back to my' boyhood days, when in that far-dUtant South', my buuny home, I atteuded meetings like this, i'or the Methodists ere fouud in that part of the Utiion, aud my father wan an humblu minister your church. He has been gone now ten ycars, and ou have hoard how I have wandered. I will not attempt to quote scripturo, for I migut fail more signiücantly than tlie President, but I have hoard ou old hymn that réáds, " While the lamp holds out to burn the vili'st sinui-r iaiy return." The f act that Mi-, DeVens atid myself are hore together show that the principios of religión havo a hold iu the CabiuBt, if not thioughout the whole country. The people of New Hampshire need have no feara of the people of the South. Both political parties there havo indorsud the constitution and all of ita amendments, and the peo])le have been placed by the President and his policy on their good behavior. I am sure Umy will kep their faith. I thauk you siucerely for this greeting, aud I accep" t it not as a compliment to mynelf , but a a mark of the feuliug of unity you liave lor tho jjeople of the South. AT TJtLTON, X, H. Fkiknds asu Fellow-Oitizens : The flve minutes that we are allowud to stop hore does not ptanüt me to make a speech to you, neither do you desirr it. You cumc to mako our acquaintance, Your presence here is evidenco that, although you may not agreè with me iu party or in regard to policy or measures. you are interested to seo mo. Bo f ar as good intenr tious go, and so f ar as I shall eudeavor to do what you would have mo do, you will be tabk: "to iiústiilu-s, and I havo no doubt we may make many. You will, however, I hope, agiee with me that in tho natiou, amoug all classes and colors, there should be peaco. If yon do, we shall not differ angrily or violeutly abont measmos. It is iu that desire and with that purpose that 1 hope, in four yearu, to do sometliiuj.; for th,e wholo country and fpr all its inhabitanta. I am sure jou wculd rathet hear Bome one else, Judge Key. for Jnstaüce. VICK PRESIDENT WBÍELES AT CONCOBD. Mr, Maïor, Lapjes, asp Gentlemen : A cali npon tho Vico President in tho presonco of the President of the United State eeems to mo hardly to be in order. The wholo theory of tho office of Yice President is, except in the mere matter of presiding over the Senate of the Unifcd States while in session, that he is to act in Oio place of the President- [President Hayes, intcrrupting - "I wish yoti had been in my placo fortlie last hour.'J He needs no snnBtitute, my friends, theve or elnewhere. He has already demónstrated to tho satisfaction of the peoplè of üio Htatea his high capacity is the ofticial head of the nation. With ürmneHfl and patriotism faithfnlly meeting every dnty ÜevorVing apon him. audwith the Himple ambition to malte tho American name throutrhont the world thé representativo of freedom, honesty. puuco and unity. Spruug from New England loins, he inherited a patriotisin which your John Stark took to tho Deld of Bennington with him 100 ycars ago. and its fruitage hal! be seen in the odimuixtration whieh hall be marki-d in the future of the country as an poch of high advancement in the nrt of trne and jnst goverimient. As for the Vice President, ho is in f uil accord with the President in these purposes. His highest boast, too, is that he is of good old New Kngland Htock. He tni-ts that he han inherited something of its patriotipm, and sometliing of the principies which have placed tluu uation in the van of nations, and which, by the help of God, sliall keep it there, until it shall lift np to the eyes of the world tho standard of true, enlightcucd, and freo Government. Deprcdations Upon the Timbcr Lands. For a great many years the Government lías been systematically robbed by timbcr thieves in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Louisiana. Wherever the Government has owned lands covOred with timbor of any value the depredations have been continuous and extensive. The thieves go boldly upon Government lands in the proper season and cut ns niany trees as theycan, which they float down the streams and sell to the luinber dealers, who are glad to buy at a minimum price, and ask no questions. In this way the Government lands are rendered valueless. Timber dealers won't buy them because they are as a rule worthless for agricultural purposes. The Government has been endeavoring for many years to put a stop to this robbery, but has not been successful. In many instances the offioers of the local land offices have stood in with the thieves, and in almost every instance where measures of any Beverity have adopted the cases have been compromised. Since 1854 the Government has received on this account only $150,000, and to get this amouut over $50,000 has been expended, wliile the total loss to the Government foots up million npon million. Upon assuming the dutics of Secretary oí the Interior, Mr. S'hurz had his attention called to this state of affaiis, svhich heat once set about toremedy. He discarded all the methods fornierly in use for the correctiou of the abuse, and proceeded upon a plan of his own. The reBiüt is that he lias practically put an end to timber depredalions, and has in his hands already, through legal seizure, felled timber the value of whioh amounts to three or four times as much as all that the Government has herotofore rècovered in this account. His course has 'been pursued quietly, and the thieves have had no inkling of his purposes until they found themselves in the meshes of the law. He is daily besieged by letters appealing for mercy or begging for compromiso, but he turns to all such petitions a Seaf ear. He sayfi he would see the tinibor burned beioro he woukl compromise, and he will not part with a foot of it except at the regular market price. - Washington Cor. Chicago Tntcr-Ocean. The United States Señale. The political complexion of the nexl Senate, which meets in special session Oct. 15, is as follows: So far a the politics of the Senators is at present defined, there may be some doubt about some oí the members. Senator Davis, of Illinois, for inBtance, in this list is ])ut down as an Independent, although he has been placed upon the eommittees as a Bepublican. The total number of Bepublicansis39; Demócrata, 33; Independent Republicana, 1. There are three vacancies, onc from South CaoroUna, caused by the retirement of Senator Eobertson, and two from Louisiana, one being the vacancy caused by the retirement of Senator West, and the other beinja; known as the Pinchback vacancy, which has existed for four or five yeare past. The applicants for the South Carolina vacancy are David T. Corbin, Eepublican, and M. C. Butler, Democrat. The applicants for the two Louisiana vacancies are William Pitt Kellogg, Eepublican, and J. B. Eustis and James Lewis, Democrats. It is eïpoctil that these three vacancies will be filled by Democrats, In that event tlie Domocrats would have tlürty-six members in the Senate. Should Senator Morton not survive, as is gravely f eared here now, his successor, ujjon the appointment of the Governor, would of course be a Democrat. This would leave the Bepublicans with tho scanty majority of two in the Senate, with Davis as an Independent, and in case of the death or resignation of any of the Bepubliciin Senators from the States of Alábanla, Arkansas, Florida, Missisiippi, or South Carolina, the vacancies would be filled by Democrats, who would thus have the working control.- Washington Cor. Chicago Tribune. A Murderer's Suicide. During the recent riot at San Francisco a large number of army muskets were stored in a corridor of the new prisou, and a box of cartridges was droppoil in a corner. When murderer Hanks was arrested and led into his cell his eye feil upon the breech-löaders and the ammunition, and he at once resolved never to hang. His frieuds easily smuggled a Derriiïger into his cell, but, inasmuch as he had more confidence in a musket than a pisfcol, he requested another friend to complete his armamont from the corridor. At midnight he wrote and sealetl a lottor to a friend, and then prepared for death, noting the stages with great care on tho back of the envelope: " The coolest act of my life." "I tried my Derringer, but it missed fire twice. Now for my musket." " I had to take off my boot to pull the trigger with my toe !" Trigger and toe worked well, for murderer Hanks was found in his cell as dead as the man he had killed. Una ot a itemarkaDle Case. Many readers will remember the case of young Creason, of Rockport, Ind., which was lengthily dieeussed by correspondents at the time, who was arrested for killing a colored man uuder tho followmg remarkable circumstances: Creason was going home at night with his gun cockod, for protection. He was an ignorant boy of 16, and was in f ear of ghosts. In passing through a stretch of woods ho Ruddeniymet a white object, at which he fired, and then threw down his gun and ran. The white object which he took to lo a ghost tiirneil out to be a colored man, also on his way home, with a white quilt wrapped about him. Creason was tried at Bockport and acquitted, the ooiu't ruling that it was evident the accused was in mortal terror of supernatural manifestations, and, while he slionlil have spoken before firing, it was olear that he did not intend mnnler. - KrüuKtillc {Ind.) Journal. In Love with a ({orilla. The London World has discovered that woman's affections are BiilTiciently elastic to include a gorilla. A lady at tho aquarium took Master Pongo into hor lap and made numerous demonstrations OÍ afl'ection, which heroceivcd with an intclligence superior to liis years. The keeper strove to carry him off, at which Pongo's admirer exhibited great displèasuxe, and kept hold of the brute until it was actually forced from her. A youno mother, explaining christening to her 5-year-old boy. told him that wheu he was christened he "would be one of God's little lambs.'' "And will I have hind lege and baa ?" eagerly asked the boy,